Katharina Fritsch (1956) - photo 1

Katharina Fritsch

Katharina Fritsch is a German sculptor who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany.

She studied at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art and became known for her iconic and unusual sculptures and installations.

Fritsch's work often evokes disturbing religious or quasi-spiritual associations and is deeply psychological, as if she were trying to give an image to our deepest fears, extracted from the world of myth, religion, cultural history and everyday life. One of her most impressive works, Rat King (1993), is a circle of sixteen giant rats, each nearly ten feet tall, with their tails tied in a massive knot in the center.

Date and place of birt:14 february 1956, Essen, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Art school / group:Düsseldorf school of painting
Genre:Animalistic, Portrait sculpture
Art style:Surrealism, Contemporary art
Technique:Installation

Creators Germany

Wilhelm Steuerwaldt (1815 - 1871)
Wilhelm Steuerwaldt
1815 - 1871
Willi Gericke (1895 - 1970)
Willi Gericke
1895 - 1970
Johann Matthias Wurzer (1760 - 1838)
Johann Matthias Wurzer
1760 - 1838
August Weber (1817 - 1873)
August Weber
1817 - 1873
Leonhard Schmidt (1892 - 1978)
Leonhard Schmidt
1892 - 1978
 Eva & Adele ()
Eva & Adele
Franz Martin Kuen (1719 - 1771)
Franz Martin Kuen
1719 - 1771
Henriette Grahnert (1977)
Henriette Grahnert
1977
Mari Biasini (1866 - 1937)
Mari Biasini
1866 - 1937
Tanja Selzer (1970)
Tanja Selzer
1970
Paul Kother (1878 - 1963)
Paul Kother
1878 - 1963
Ute Heuer (1964)
Ute Heuer
1964
Theodor Werner (1886 - 1969)
Theodor Werner
1886 - 1969
Hermann Prell (1854 - 1922)
Hermann Prell
1854 - 1922
Heinrich Franz Carl Billotte (1801 - 1892)
Heinrich Franz Carl Billotte
1801 - 1892
Adelaid von Block-Quast (1896 - 1982)
Adelaid von Block-Quast
1896 - 1982

Creators Contemporary art

Marat Ruvimovich Babin (1929 - 2010)
Marat Ruvimovich Babin
1929 - 2010
Mai Volfovich Dantsig (1930 - 2017)
Mai Volfovich Dantsig
1930 - 2017
Antonio de Felipe (1965)
Antonio de Felipe
1965
Sidney Nolan (1917 - 1992)
Sidney Nolan
1917 - 1992
Jerry Zeniuk (1945)
Jerry Zeniuk
1945
Hans Eichenberger (1926 - 2024)
Hans Eichenberger
1926 - 2024
Mikhail Fedorovich Konov (1928)
Mikhail Fedorovich Konov
1928
Đorđe Jovanović (1861 - 1953)
Đorđe Jovanović
1861 - 1953
Brent Wadden (1979)
Brent Wadden
1979
Terence Koh (1977)
Terence Koh
1977
Yury Aleksandrovich Zharkikh (1938)
Yury Aleksandrovich Zharkikh
1938
Timur Petrovich Novikov (1958 - 2002)
Timur Petrovich Novikov
1958 - 2002
Carmen Calvo (1950)
Carmen Calvo
1950
Jean Cloutier (1930 - 2015)
Jean Cloutier
1930 - 2015
Michael Landy (1963)
Michael Landy
1963
Karolus Lodenkämper (1943)
Karolus Lodenkämper
1943
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